The Community Centers Grant Program supports capital improvements and programming which provide social, educational, cultural, health, recreation, and/or economic benefits to residents of Erie County.
Donor Name: Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority (ECGRA)
State: Pennsylvania
County: Erie County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
ECGRA considers community centers neighborhood or community hubs whose primary focus is social, educational, cultural, and/or recreational activities serving a particular segment of the community such as children or senior citizens. Community centers in Erie County have provided residents with basic health and well-being needs, job training, mentoring, education, nutrition, and other benefits to a large cross-section of the community. Strategically located, community centers are vital to rural, suburban, and urban areas alike.
ECGRA recognizes the need to invest in the organizations that make Erie County unique and in creating a sense of satisfaction that strengthens the economy and social network of the community.
Erie County Community Centers proved to be an invaluable lifeline during the pandemic as they delivered meals, provided childcare, offered medical services, enabled school children to access the internet, and were the source of other vital assistance. The unprecedented stress on the centers and their staff revealed the need ongoing support for the centers. The Community Centers grant program addresses those capital improvement and programming needs.
To promote well-being, foster civic pride, drive tourism, and attract, retain, and mobilize creative talent and innovative businesses through cultural, heritage, and park and public space organizations and projects.
Funding Information
A maximum of $15,000 per application; overall $150,000 per grant cycle.
Eligible Uses of Grant Funds
- Administration costs (Maximum 15% of the amount requested from ECGRA)
- Marketing/Social Media
- Facility expense related to the project
- Equipment and supplies
- Contracted services
- Construction
- Outcomes measurement.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant is an IRS-designated 501(c)(3), municipal authority, or a municipality.
- Applicant’s headquarters is located in Erie County.
- Applicant is in good standing with the IRS and state and local taxing bodies.
- Applicant is in good standing with ECGRA’s reporting requirements to date.
- Applicant is current on payment of any mandated workers compensation, payment of unemployment or other required employee related insurances, and real estate taxes.
- Applicant is making sole request on behalf of organization.
- Applicant will be the recipient of the grant. Pass through grants are not permissible.
- Only one application per entity, per project, per funding cycle will be accepted.
- Applicant must either own or lease property to be improved. Non-profit groups may complete projects on property owned by local government with an executed agreement authorized by the governing body of a municipality, municipal authority, or county.
Ineligible Organizations
- A state or federal park
- An airport or transportation facility
- A public safety organization/facility or volunteer fire department
- An institution that predominantly provides primary or secondary education/training
- Any organization that was part of the settlement agreement with ECGRA, entered into 12/13/10.
For more information, visit ECGRA.
